Water system.



G. M. KREMELBERG.

WATER SYSTEM.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 14, 1912.

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G. M. KREMELBEBG.

WATER SYSTEM,

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GERTRUDE M. KREIVEELBERG, F PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WATER SYSTEM.

Specification of Letters latent.

Application filed August 14, 1912. Serial No. 715,017.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnnrnunn M. Kinsman- BERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water Systems, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to water systems and has for its primary object the devising of a system wherein means are provided for sterilizing and filtering the water and for reno ating the entire system when found necessary.

The various other objects of the invention will be more fully set forth in the following description of one form of mechanism embodying the invention which consists in the new and novel features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed. I

. oferring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the system as installed in a dwelling. Fig. Bis a modification of the piping connecting the street main to the system. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the cooler for the sterilized water. Fig. i is a vertical central sectional view of the ice tank and pipe connections. Fig. 5 is a fragmental horizontal sectional view of the ice tank on the line X with some of the parts omitted, and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical central sectional View of the valve mechanism regulating the circulation water forthe cooler.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates the installation of the system in a basement or cellar 1 and two rooms 2'and 3. The cellar is the preferred, location for various features comprised in the system, and the two rooms illustrate only convenient places where the water is carried for use. The water main 4 is also illustrated as removed from the build ing in the usual manner and as beingsuitably located under the street 5. No uniform manner of installation will be followed in every instance, but will vary as occasion requires.

The water supplying the dwelling passes to it from the water main through the pipes 65 and 7 connected to the main by couplings 89in which is a shut off valve 9 controlled from the street above through the rod 10in the. sual way. "In the present system a I second shut off valve 11 is also shown. This is operated by means of a gear 12 secured on the stem of the valve and a worm 13 in mesh with the gear and mounted on a shaft 14.

The valve and gear are inclosed in a box 15. pro ided with a cover 16. The box has orifices to permit the pipes 6 and 7, the coupling 8 and the shaft 14k to pass through it. It is also provided with a bearing 17 in which is mounted one end of the shaft 14:. The shaft extends through a pipe 18 to the basement and has a wheel 19 secured upon its other end for turning it.

The pipe 7 is provided. with a valve 20 beyond which it continues by suitable sections to a sink 21 where it is connected with-the faucet 22. The pipe 6 is provided with valves 23, 24: and 25 and has a faucet 26 connected to its end. A pipe 27 is connected to the pipe 6 between the valves 23 and 24-. This pipe is provided with a valve 28 and is connected to the lower end of a filter-29L The upper end of the filter is connected to a pipe 30 in which is provided a valve 31.

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The pipe 30 is connected. to pipes which carry the water to the various cold water faucets of theinstallation, for instance the faucets 33 located at the sinks 34.

The pipe 27 is connected to the pipe 35 at a point between the valve 28 and filter 29. The pipe 35 is'connected at its other endto the pipe 7, between the valve 20 and faucet 22, and is provided with a valve 36. A hot the water'is connected at its base to the pipe 6 between'the valves Q-l and 25 by means of a pipe 38. The top of the heater is connected to a pipe 39 provided with valves 4.0

and 41, and connected at its upper end to' the bottom of a storage tank 42. The pipe 39 is connected at a point above the valve 40 with a bypass pipe 43, which is connected at its lower end to the .pipe 38. This pipe 43 is provided with a valve 44. ,The pipe 39 is connected below the valve 40 to a pipe 4-5 which is connected to its other end. with the pipe 27 below the valve 28. The pipe 45 is provided with a valve 46. The pipe 39 is also connected between the by-pass pipe water heater 37 for instantaneously boiling I 413 and valve 41 with a pipe 47 which is connected at its other end with the pipe 30 above the valve 31. The pipe 47 is provided withavalve4-8.' i

A hot Water supply boiler 4.9 isconnected at its base to the pipe 6 beyond the valve 25 vided with a valve 53 and is also connected to the pipe 30 above the valve 31 by means of a pipe 54 providedwith a valve 55..

A cooler 56 is comprised in the system and includes an inner coil 57 (see Fig. 3) which is connected at its lower end to the boiler 49 by means of a pipe 58. The coil is incased in a recptacle 59, which is connected to the pipe 30 by means of a pipe 60 provided with a valve61. The cooler is also tapped to receive outlet pipes 62 and 68, which are provided with valves 64. The flow through these pipes is automatically controlled as will later be described. The upper end of the coil 57 is connected to pipes 6566 having valves 6768 provided respectively therein. These pipes are also each provided with valves 69 and 70 between which is disposed a filter 71. By-passes 72 provided with valves 73 are connected to each of the pipes 65 and 66 having one of their ends between the filter and valve 70 and the other end below the valve 69. The

pipes 65 and 66 are further connected be tween the filters 71 and valves 69 with other pipes 74, which connect with another pipe '75 opening into the sink 21. The pipes 65 and 66 are connected with the ice tanks 76 for supplying the tanks with sterilized water by automatically controlled means as will later be described. p

The tank 42 is supplied with water from the pipe 30 by means of a pipe 80 connected to a pipe 30 near its upper end and provided with a valve 81. The pipe 80 enters the i tank 42 and terminates in a valve 82 automatically operated by a float ball 83 in the usual Way.

Fig. 2 is a modification of the pipe connection, between the water main 4 and the 'interior piping of the dwelling. The pipe 84 corresponds to the pipe 6. Another pipe 85 is disposed within the pipe 84, and terminates near the valve 9. It leaves the pipe 84 through the orifice 86. A by-pass pipe 87 5o havin a valve 88 is-provided for connecting the pipes 84 and 85 at points beyond the point 86 where the two pipes separate.

.The ice tanks 76 form ,parts of the system.

They comprise an outer double wall 89 having a suitable non-conducting tiller, and a cover 90 similarly constructed. Within each tank is a chamber 91 for containing the drinking water, which converges toward the bottom and connects with one end of a coil 92. The other end of the coil is connected with the supply faucet 79 by means of which the drinkingwater is drawn as desired.

The receptacle has an overflow pipe 77, which dips in a trap 78 (see Fig. 1) the water finally overflowing from the trap into the sink 34. Two ice receptacles 93-93 are placed between the receptacle 91 and side walls 89, and are of suitable size to form a space 94 between them. The pipes 65 and 66 enter their respective ice tanks and pass through the space 94 to their respective chambers 91. They are each connected with a valve, 95 automatically controlled by the float 96.

A spray pipe 97 extends from the valve 95 7 5 and throws the sterilized water upon a filter 98. The circulation pipes -62 and 63 are each controlled by the rise and fallof the sterilized water in their respective chambers 91. The mechanism for'accomplishing this 30 will be described in connection with the pipe 62 (see Fig.1 4), the pipe 63 and its mechanism differing in nowise therefrom, and is only intended to show how the system may be continued through the different parts of r the dwelling.

The pipe 62 is connected with a ipe 99, which extends through the space 94 into the chamber 91. This pipe has an inner pipe 100 passing through it and is in communt cation with it at its inner end where a valve seat 101 is formed. This is adapted to engage with a valve 102. A valve stem 103 connected to the valve 102 extends through the pipe 99. A float 104, which operates in the usual way with the rise and fall of the water in the receptacle 91, coacts with the stem 103 to close the valve thereby separating the two pipes 99 and 100. The opposite end of the pipe extends through the 100 pipe 99 and is connected to a pipe 105, which conveys the circulation water to the sink 34 (see Fig. ,1).

lily system for purifying the water makes it possible to supply the various faucets 105 distributed about the building with water from the street main that has been filtered,

and from which all the injurious matter has been destroyed. Sterilized filtered water is also provided in a cooled state to other faucets where desired. The system also provides for the complete renovation of every part comprising it, which includes the piping direct to the street watermain.

When operating the system, the valves 9, 11, 20, 23, 28, 36 and 31 arc-.opened. This permits the water to pass from the street main through the pipes 6, 27, 7 and 35 to the filter 29, which may contain any desired filtering materials and also suitable "chemi 2 cals for destroying the injurious matter containcd in the water. From the filter it passes through the pipes 30 and 82 to the cold water faucets 33 where it can be drawm oft as desired. The faucet 22 is also connect-- ed with the pipe 7, but it does not receive filtered water and is mainly for use when renovating the system as will later be dcscribed. It is desirable that both the pi es 6 and 7 should supply water as above cscribed, for if either be cut out it might soon become contaminated.

To obtain the sterilized water, the valves 24, 67, 68, 69 and 70 are left open, it, be-

. ing understood that the valves 9, 11 and 23 are also open as above described. Th1s perthe boiler 49. From the boiler it passes through pipe 58 to the cooler 56, and from there through the pipes 65 and 66 to the respective filters 71. It then continues through the piping to the respective ice tanks 7 6, but

is held in check by the float controlled valves 95, until the water in the chambers 91 of the ice tanks is drawn off. This lowers the surface of the water in the tanks, thereby loweriug the floats 96. The valves 95 are there-. 7 by opened and the sterilized water permitted to flow through the orifices in the pipes '97 until the floats 96 rise sufficiently with the rising of the water to again close the valves 95.

It isnot essential that the boiler form part of the system. It may be desirable that the boiling water be as quickly cooled as possible, to make it the more palatable, and for this reason the boiler may be dispensed with 'and the water passed directly from the pipe .52-to the pipe 53, that is to say, directly from the heater to the cooler.

'lhecoolingwater for the cooler is obtained through the following means: The water flowing as already described through the pipe 36, the valves 61 and 64 are left open. The

.. water then flows from the pipe through the pipe 60 to the cooler 56, from which it. lows into the pipes 62 and 63. There is one of thesepipes for each of the ice tanks. They are each automatically controlled in a similar manner and reference need only be ,made therefore to one of the pipes, as for instance the pipe 62(see Figs. 4 and 6.) The c rculating water passes through thev pipe .62 to the pipe 99 where it is checked by the valve .192 when the water in the chamber 91 is sutliciently high to close the valve. When the water is drawn from the chamber 91, the float 104 drops and opens the valve. The

, circulating water in pipe 99 then flows into the pipe 100 and from here it flows into the pipe 105 and empties into the sink 34. The cooling water for the cooler 56 therefore only flows when the sterilized water in the chamber 91 1s being withdrawn through the faucet 79, at which time the valve 95 is automatically opened by the dropping of the [teat 9.6 and a further supply of sterilized water is permitted to flow through the-coil .37 while at the same time cooling water is permitted to flow about the coil as just described.

During the various uses of the system as above described, the valves not having been mentioned as being opened are left closed.

The system is renovated asfollows 1- When it is desired to renovate the pipes 6 and 7, valves 41, 44, 46, 23 and 20, and the faucet 22 are left open, all the other valves remaining closed. The water thus flows from the supply tank 42, through the pipe 39 until stopped by the closed valve 40, and then through thepipes 43 and 38 and enters the heater 37 through the base thereof. It leaves the heater at the top and enters the lower end of the pipe 39 and flows there-' through until it reaches thecloscd valve 40, it then flows through the pipes 45, 27, 6, 7, and finally flows through the faucet 22 to the sink 21. The tank 42 contains sufficient water to thoroughly renovate this part of the system.

The filters 71 are renovated by sending heated water through them in a reversed di rection as followsz-The valves 69 and 70 are closed and the valves 73, 67 and 68 are, left open. The other valves in the system need not be considered during this part of the renovation except that the necessary valves 9, 11, 23, 24 and 53 are left open to permit hot water to be supplied to the coil 57 The several filters 71 are renovated in a similar manner and reference will be made to the left hand filter 71, Fig. 1 only. The heated water flows through the coil 57 to the pipe 65, (and 66), through the pipe 72 downwardly through the filter 71 through the pipe'74 and 75 to the sink 21. During this period the circulating water within the cooler 56 is shut off by closing valve61, so that the hot water used for renovating the filters will not be cooled.

The filter 29 is renovatedby sending the hot water therethrough int-he reverse direction by opening valves 9, 11, 23, 24, 53, 55, 31 and 36 andthe faucet 22. This permits the water to flow through the pipes 6, 3S, heater 37, pipe 39, pipe 52, boiler 49, pipe 54, pipe 30, filter 29, pipe and pipe-'7 to the faucet 22.

The pipes leading from the filter 29 to the cold water faucets33 are renovated by opening the valves 9, ll, 23, 24, 53 and The water thereby flows through the pipes 6 and 38 to the heater 3? through the pipes 39 and 52 to the boiler 49, from there it flows through the pipes 54, 30and 32 to the cold water faucets 33. Inthe manner as thus described all the parts are thus renovated by the use of large quantities of water of suffi ciently high temperatureto thoroughly destroy whatever injurious matter such parts of the system may contain.

When the modification is used shown in Fig. 2, the operation is substantially the same as already described, except when these pipes are, being renovated, the valveiSS is,

,closed, but. when. the system is in normal use, the valve 88 is opened to permit the water to-fiowcontinually through the inner pipe 85, thereby preventing injurious mat- .ter from settling in unused parts of the system. The filters shown may be of any desired type having compartments for retaining suitable filtering substances and germ destroying chemicals.

Although I have shown only one form of mechanism embodying my invention, it is obvious that various changes within the skill of the mechanic may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention, provided the means set forth in the following claims are employed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a water supply system, a ,water main, a supply pipe connected thereto, a renovating pipe connected at one end to the supply pipe at the water main end thereof and having a faucet at the other end, a heater connected to the supply pipe for sterilizing the water and for supplying hot water when renovating the supply pipe, a storage tank for use when renovating the supply pipe, a feed pipe for the tank con nected to the supply pipe and having an automatically controlledvalve for supplying water to the tank, a. pipe connecting the heater to the tank, a bypass pipe for feeding water from the tank to the heater when renovating the supply pipe, and a pipe connecting the heater with the supply pipe for use when renovating the supply pipe.

2. In a water supply system, a water main, a supply pipe connected thereto, a renovating pipe connected at one end to the supply pipe at the water main end thereof and having a faucet at the other end, a heater connected to the supply pipe for sterilizing the water and for supplying hot water when renovating the supply pipe, a storage tank for use when renovating the supply pipe, a feed pipe for the tank connected to the supply pipe and having an'automatically controlled valve for supplying water to the tank, a pipe connecting the heater to the tank, a bypass pipe for feeding water from [the tank to the heater when renovating the supply pipe, cold water faucet feed pipes connected at one of their ends to the tank feed pipe and having faucets at their other ends, a filter in the tank feed pipe for filtering the water to the cold water faucets, a pipe connected at one end to the base of the filter and at the other end to the renovating pipe for the supply pipe for use when renovating the filter, and means for connecting the heater with'the tank feed pipe for use when renovating the filter, tank feed pipe,-

and pipes to the cold water faucets,

S. In a water supply system, a water main, a supply pipe connected thereto, a

renovating pipe connected at one lend to the supply pipe at the water main end thereof and having a faucet at the other end, a heater connected to the supply pipe for sterilizing the water and for supplying hot water when renovating the supply pipe, :1 storage tank for use when renovating the supply pipe, a feed pipe for the tank connected to the supply pipe and having an automatically controlled valve for supplying water to the tank, a pipe connecting the heater to the tank, a by-pass pipe for feeding waterfrom the tank to the heater when renovating the supply pipe, a cooler for the sterilized water from the heater, means for connecting the cooler with the heater, ice tanks, pipes for conveying the sterilized water from the cooler to the ice tanks, means governing the supply of sterilized water to the ice tanks dependently operable upon the withdrawal of water therefrom, a pipe connecting the storage tank feed pipe with the cooler for supplying cooling water thereto adapted to be closed when the ice tanks and supply pipes therefor are being renovated, pipes connected to the cooler for conveying the cooling water therefrom, and means in the respective ice tanks connected respectively to each of the said last pipes for automat-ically controlling the flow of the cooling water, dependent-1y operable upon the flow of the sterilized water in the said respective tanks.

4:. In a water supply system, a water main, a supply pipe connected thereto, a renovating pipe connected at one end to the supply pipe at the water main end thereof, and having a faucet at the other end, a heater connected to the supply pipe for sterilizing the water and for supplying hot water when renovating the supply pipe, a storage tank for use when renovating the supply pipe, a feed pipe for the tank connectcd to the supply pipe, and having an automatically controlled valve for supplying waterto the tank a pipe connecting the heater to the tank, a by-passpipe for feeding water from the tank to the heater when renovatin the supply pipe, a cooler for the sterilized water from the heater, means for connecting the cooler with the heater, ice tanks, pipes for conveying the sterilized water from the cooler to the ice tanks, filters in the sterilized water pipes, by-pass'pipcs for the'filters for use when renovating the filters and sterilized water pipes, mcan's governing the supply of sterilized water-to the ice tanks dependently operable upon the withdrawal of water therefrom, a pipe con-' necting the storage tank food pipe with the cooler for supplying cooling water thereto and adapted to be closed when-the ice tanks, supply pipes therefor, and filters are being renovated, pipes connected to the cooler for conveying the cooling water therefrom, and

means in the respective ice tanks connected -This specification signed and witnessed respectively to each of the said last pipes for this 7th day of Aug, A. D., 1912. automatically controlling the flow of the GERTRUDE M. KREMELBERG. cooling Water dependently operable upon Witnesses:

- the flow of the sterilized water in the said MATRINA B. DU F RESNE,

respective tanks. RAYMOND O. SEARS. 

